Empty Time - The Spoken Whole

Cook & Crank: The Cosmic Poetry Podcast

Empty Time

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Empty Time

The Spoken Whole

Jan 21, 2026

Not a depressing poem, but a poem about depression. From the Poems For Ocean collection.

Reel-to-Reel image by Joe Haput CC BY

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